Is this God's vengeance to the bad movie I acted? She murmured in her heart, then mocked herself, ha, if this really is the punishment for acting a bad movie, the entire showbiz would have long became the main disaster area for human disappearance.

The next day, she was woken up by Wang ma. When she opened her eyes, she spotted Wang ma standing outside the mosquito net with her back against the lighting. Wang ma's tone of voice was flat like a straight line. "Miss, time to wake up and wash up, master has brought back a pair of rare items."

Ning Ning climbed off the bed and was just about to look for a mirror where she could wash up in front of, when Wang ma had begun wiping her face with a warmed up handkerchief, then helped her comb her hair and change with nimble hands and feet, she had even helped Ning Ning brushed her teeth. Once everything was done, Wang ma kneeled down by the bed and gently helped her wear shoes.

… It can't be that she will now try to carry me like a baby then walk around? Ning Ning was frightened by her thought that she hurriedly jumped off the bed and started walking towards the exit. At this moment, a cry of alarm came from Wang ma. "Miss! Your face!"

"What's wrong with my face?" Ning Ning said while touching her face.

Wang ma walked over with a mask. "Master had said that your face can only been seen by him as well as your future husband, apart from them, your face is not allowed to be seen by a third man."

Ning Ning chuckled. "What if a third man accidentally sees it?"

Wang ma replied, "Then there will be one less man in this world."

… You are no doubt a maid, but why do you speak like a criminal syndicate killer?

The two arrived at the courtyard where the sun shone brightly. Under the plum tree in the courtyard, stood a chair padded with a thick seat cushion which Wang ma helped Ning Ning to sit on. At this moment, Ning Ning was wrapped up tight from top to toe, so much so that even her hands was covered with a pair of white lace gloves. The extent of wrapping made her feel as if she has Hansen's disease.

(Note: Hansen's disease is a contagious disease that affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves, causing discoloration and lumps on the skin and, in severe cases, disfigurement and deformities.)

Across her, Boss Qu was urging over a pair of young man and young lady.

"You'll feel stuffy if you stay at home all day." Boss Qu flung the whip in his hands while smiling - just like the performers that put on a monkey show on the streets. "So I got the two of them here to perform a few magic tricks for you."

Ning Ning let out an expression of surprise, which caused to Wang ma ask, "Miss, What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Ning Ning might have said so, but she was currently going crazy internally.

She had transmigrated while watching the movie, hence sometimes, she couldn't help but think if her transmigration had anything to do with that strange movie? All this while she hadn't found any evidence, till now, when she sat face to face with this pair.

On the right stood a young man that remained really silent. He looked to be about fifteen to sixteen years old and had a figure which leaned towards the thinner side. He had stared at his black-clothed shoes from the minute he entered, not once had he lifted his head up. Thus, Ning Ning could not make out clearly his facial features.

However, the young lady on the right was a contrast from him - she had been stealing glances towards Ning Ning from the start, seeming as if she wanted a pair of arms to extend out of her eyes to peel off the mask and get a clear look of Ning Ning's real face.

Boss Qu gave her a slap. "What are you looking at, lower your head!"

One side of her face immediately swelled. She lowered her head, not daring to give Ning Ning another look.

Ning Ning inhaled sharply. "Pa, don't hit her."

This person you just hit is called Li Xiulan, the female lead on the poster at Life Movie Theatre's entrance.

"Okay, I won't hit her." Boss Qu told her amiably, then turned around and continued his fierce manner towards Li Xiulan. "What are you standing still for, quickly give miss a show of your acrobats."

"Yes." Li Xiulan walked towards Ning Ning with head lowered. While walking, she flashed out nine linked rings. With her nimble hands, a flip showed the shape of a lanturn, another flip, and it was in the shape of a silver ingot. After that, there were more and more different patterns that were gradually increasing in difficulty: a government official's hat, peony, and even a bicycle, this drew everyone present to applaud her.

However, nobody noticed that along with her flipping, were her footsteps which gradually neared Ning Ning, getting nearer and nearer…

Ultimately, the nine linked rings turned into a long rope, then Li Xiulan practically exerted her entire body's strength to rush forward and used the long rope to bind Ning Ning's neck. Her eyes shifted towards Boss Qu's direction to which she proceeded to shout herself hoarse, "Let me go!"

Almost at the same time of her shout, was she struck down by a shoulder and flung a few meters away.

Li Xiulan cried out at the impact as she fell to the ground. At a clear look of her perpetrator, she yelled in despair, "Chen Junyan!"

Ning Ning took a few deep breaths before turning to look at the young man beside who was supporting her up with an arm.

A profile that had been carved with meticulous care by god.

Generally when we say someone is a beauty, they would either be beautiful because of their eyes, or nose, or lips, or chin. However, that's not the case for him as all his facial features were beautiful - even just his profile was like God's writing, the faint warm sunlight as paper and the brush sketching out an extremely graceful curve.

Similarly, Ning Ning had seen this profile on the poster at Life Movie Theatre's entrance, the male lead, Chen Junyan.

At this moment, Boss Qu finally came back to his senses. He took a few steps towards

Li Xiulan. Right when Ning Ning thought he was going to whip her, he threw his whip down to the ground, stooped down to grab a handful of Li Xiulan's hair and proceeded to ruthlessly smash her head on a stone.

"Who allowed you to touch my daughter, huh, how dare you touch my daughter." His current facial expression was, in contrary to expectation, not sinister at all. In fact, it was extremely calm as if he wasn't smashing a human head but, instead, a potato.

In the beginning, Li Xiulan still made blood-curling screeches but, gradually, her screams ceased and only the sound of her head smashing onto the stone could be heard, dong, dong, dong…

As someone who grew up in the current age, Ning Ning was unable to accept the happening of such a scene, thus she hurriedly cried out, "Papa! Stop! She's about to die!"

Boss Qu paused in his actions and hastily wiped the blood on his face with his shirt sleeve, however, not only did this act not wipe him clean, but it instead left his entire face sticky with smeared blood such that even his two beards were dyed a bright red. Ning Ning could not stop the shudder of fright that overcame her when he turned back with his usual fatherly smile on his face, telling her, "Ning'er don't be afraid, papa will clean this up right now."

While maintaining the smile, he continued wiping his face with one hand whilst the other hand dragged Li Xiulan's body by the hair as he slowly made his way out of the courtyard, leaving behind a long bloody trail.

With a trembling voice, Ning Ning asked, "Where is papa taking her?"

Wang ma replied indifferently, "To where she ought to go."

Ning Ning felt dizzy, aren't you a maid, why do you speak like a mafia godfather?

Chen Junyan on the side hesitated for a moment, before quietly stating, "Since she injured miss, I'm afraid she doesn't have much time to live."

What? She's going to die like that? Ning Ning anxiously turned to him and said, "I've already forgiven her, quick, go, and tell my papa to let her off."

Chen Junyan glanced at the blood trail on the ground… then lowered his head and remained silent.

If not for the fact that Ning Ning was sure that Boss Qu was a daughter maniac internally, she wouldn't have dared to uphold justice as well. After taking a deep breath, she attempted to stand up from the chair only to fall back down because of her legs that had turned jelly.

Wang ma opened her arms wide in a posture of carrying an infant…

Go away ahh!! Ning Ning jumped up from her seat and followed along the zigzag bloody trail.

"Miss, she is guilty and deserves punishment." Wang ma chased Ning Ning. "No matter where, only death awaits if a servant attacks their owner's young miss."

Ning Ning could only sigh internally, she's no saint that has to insist on saving someone that wanted to harm her either. However, both Li Xiulan and Chen Junyan was important to a theory she has, hence, she couldn't by all means allow anything to happen to either of them before she confirms her theory.

Fortunately, Boss Qu couldn't go fast while dragging a person along, thus, Ning Ning quickly caught up and shouted, "Pa!"

Boss Qu halted in his footsteps.

Ning Ning hurriedly moved to stand before him, then pointed at Li Xiulan by his foot. "Didn't you ask me what I want? I want her!"

A few days later, Li Xiulan kneeled outside with her head wrapped in a circle of white cloth and her hands bound behind her back.

A pearl beaded curtain hanged between them, Ning Ning sat inside as the wind gently blew, causing the pearl beads to produce light clanking sounds.

"You have miss to thank." Boss Qu stood behind Li Xiulan with his arms crossed on his back. "If not for miss's plea for leniency, I would've long chopped you to pieces to feed the dogs."

Ning Ning could swear she saw Li Xiulan secretly curl her lips in disdain.

"Bring it over!" Boss Qu had seen it too, his footsteps faltered and he shouted towards his back.

Wang ma walked over with her two hands holding onto a small wooden box, then, an odd thing happened. Li Xiulan who was fearless just before, started trembling from head to toe with her sweat beads dripping onto the ground unceasingly - just like a mouse who had seen a cat.

Ning Ning could not understand why Li Xiulan who looked to not fear even death, would fear this box.

"You may be exempt from death sentence, but punishment is inevitable." Boss Qu's hand that held the wooden box slid through the pearl curtains, "Ning'er, you pick one and throw it to her."

To be honest, Ning Ning felt pretty curious of what's inside. She took the box and placed it on her thighs, carefully opening it.

Inside, there was a pile of wooden men, no to be more accurate so to say, there were only three wooden man while the rest were small animals with bizarre appearances. Ning Ning raised a wooden-carved puppy up to eye level; it has delicate and cute four limbs, yet it grew a twisted human face. Ning Ning furrowed her brows feeling a little uncomfortable. At the same time, Boss Qu outside said, "This puppy's not a bad choice."

On the ground, Li Xiulan let out a piercing shriek. This startled Ning Ning into a tremble which caused the puppy to fall back into the box as she lost her grip.

"No! No! Don't give me this!" She cried out in a blood-curdling screech towards Ning Ning. Because she was kneeling down and could not walk, she crawled over on her knees. "Give me something else! Give me something else!"

Boss Qu kicked her back to the spot with a leg, and coldly said, "Who allowed you to scream and shout in front of miss?"

Li Xiulan fell to the ground in wailings, however, Boss Qu started humming a tune beside her. That tune traveled into Ning Ning's ears; instantly, she felt as if she was struck by lightning.   

Because she was familiar with this tune.

In Life Movie Theatre, when the movie had just started, she had heard the same voice, the same tune. The only difference was that one had only hummed the tune, while the other had sang the lyrics. The lyrics were, 'Kidnapped kids, let to pick a wooden man. Whoever picks a lame, has their legs broken; picks the blind, and will be blinded; picks the amputee, we cut their limbs. Then, as beggars, they'll beg for money.'

Drops of sweat beads once again trickled down Ning Ning's forehead.

She sat unmoving on the seat, feeling as if the wooden box on her thighs weighed a thousand pounds - the pressure left her unable to move even a little.

If her theory was right, she should have transmigrated into a movie.

A movie named .

In the poster by the entrance, there was Chen Junyan, Li Xiulan, and a wooden box… Ning Ning lowered her head; right now, the wooden box lay on her thighs. That wooden box that shall determine the fate of the male and female lead, as well as the fate of many others in the movie, perhaps, it might even determine the future development of the entire film.

Because…

A picture of the human-faced puppy, silver ingot, official's hat, peony

Credits to respective owners of the photos

Chapter end